Gunnar W Eliassen,  Interim Chief Executive Officer

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Jon Are Gummedal, Chief Executive Officer (incoming)

Jon Are Gummedal has extensive executive and operational experience from the maritime and offshore industries. He currently serves as COO Europe & Brazil at OSM Thome and previously held the positions of Managing Director within the same group. Prior to this, he served as CEO of DESS Aquaculture Shipping AS and held senior management positions at Solstad Offshore ASA, Deep Sea Supply and Wilson ASA, including as CEO, Executive Vice President and Technical Director. Mr. Gummedal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics from the University of Agder and has completed further studies in finance, contract and project management at BI Norwegian Business School.

Olav B Hamre, Chief Financial Officer 

Olav B. Hamre serves as CFO of the Company. Mr. Hamre is an experienced finance professional with more than 25 years of experience in finance, accounting and corporate advisory services. He is the owner of Guardian Advisor AS, a company providing business consulting services (finance and accounting) since 2017, and is serving as financial advisor to Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd (Euronext Growth) and previously Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE) amongst others. Mr. Hamre has previously held CFO positions at other companies in the maritime sector. Mr. Hamre worked for EY in Norway and Australia for 17 years in total and serving as an audit partner for larger private and listed shipping and offshore companies. Mr. Hamre has a degree as a state authorized public accountant from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Gunnar W Eliassen, Chairman and Interim CEO

Gunnar Winther Eliassen is the founder of the Company and serves as chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Eliassen has extensive experience as a CEO, director and chair of several publicly listed companies in the United States and Norway. In the period from 2016 to 2023, he held several positions within the Seatankers group, including managerial roles and different board positions. From 2024 to 2026 he was a Partner at Magni Partners UK. Prior to joining Seatankers, Mr. Eliassen worked as a Partner at Pareto Securities in New York from 2011 to 2015, focusing on the execution of public and private capital markets transactions, primarily within the energy sector. Mr. Eliassen holds a Master’s degree in Business and Administration from Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. 

Marios Saveriades, Board member

Marios Saveriades is an advocate and legal consultant based in Cyprus, with extensive experience in international shipping and corporate law. He is head of the shipping and corporate law department at KC Saveriades & Co LLC, where he advises on matters including corporate mergers and restructuring, ship financing, and ship sale and purchase transactions. Mr. Saveriades holds an LLB from the University of Leicester, an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Nottingham, and was called to the Bar as a Barrister-at-Law at Lincoln’s Inn, London.

Kjetil Grønskag, Board member

Kjetil Grønskag is a finance and business professional with extensive international experience across finance, investment and various industrial sectors, and has served as chief executive officer and chairman, and currently holds several board positions, including in Odfjell Technology Holding Ltd, Odfjell Partners Holding Ltd., Varde Investor AS and RomReal Ltd. Mr. Grønskag holds a Master of General Management (Siviløkonom) from the Norwegian Business School (BI), completed the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) programme at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), and has studied law at the University of Oslo. 

Detlef von Sehrwald, Board member 

Detlef von Sehrwald serves as a board representative of Condire Management, LP, one of the Company’s largest shareholders. He is an investment professional at Condire Investors LLC, where he focuses across natural resources and aquaculture, and has board responsibilities for several portfolio companies. A mechanical engineer by training, Mr. von Sehrwald previously held engineering roles at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin, and was a manager at Bain & Company. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.